From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft struck bird/s while conducting nyc sightseeing tour. Aircraft was southbound along west bank of hudson river, and upon impacting the bird, descended/landed uneventfully at west 30th st (jra) heliport, new york, NY. Bird penetrated windshield causing minor scratches to one passenger.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT STRUCK BIRD/S WHILE CONDUCTING NYC SIGHTSEEING TOUR. AIRCRAFT WAS SOUTHBOUND ALONG WEST BANK OF HUDSON RIVER, AND UPON IMPACTING THE BIRD, DESCENDED/LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT WEST 30TH ST (JRA) HELIPORT, NEW YORK, NY. BIRD PENETRATED WINDSHIELD CAUSING MINOR SCRATCHES TO ONE PASSENGER.